The Portland daily press., 1887-03-02

ing and boarding house connected with the
same, at Gorham. Ex-Gov. Robie and Hon.
Stephen Hinckley of Gorham appeared be-
fore the committee in behalf Of this appro-
priation, which it is believed will be ample
to make the necessary repairs and improve
ments upon the school building. Ihe
committee also decided to report
an appropriation Of 5000 Ior
the Pennington Normal School, Tor tne cree
tion OF an addition to accommodate the stu
dent in attendance at that institution. An
appropriation of $500 will also be reported
for repairs at the Castine Normal School.
FortnIghtIy Payments.
The committee on labor has prepared the
following bill providing for fortnightly pay
ments, and it will probably be reported to
the Legislature today:
Section Livery manufacturing, mining, quar-
rying, mechanical mercantile, railroad telegrapn,
telephone and municipal corporation, and every
Incorporated express and water company Snall
pay at least fortnlghtly each and every employe
engaged in its business the wages earned by sucn
employe to within eight days Of the date Of said
payment; provided however, that II at any ume
OF payment any employe shall pc absent from MS ;
regular place of labor he shall be entlted TO said
payment at any time thereafter upon demand.
Sec. 2--Any corporation violating any OF the
provisions OF this act shall pe pupsnea ~ nm, ane
lars on each complaint under which II Is con-
victed; provided complaint for such violation is
made within thirty days from the date thereof.
Sec. 3-When a corpo ration against which a
complaint is made under this act, fails TO appear
after being served with process its default shall
be recorded, the allegations in the complaint TAX
en- to be true and Judgment rendered accordingly
Sec. 4.-When Judgment IS rendered upon any
such complaint against a corporation the court
may issue warrant of distress to compel the
payment of the penalty prescribed by law, to-
gether with costs and interest.
Sec. 5.-This act shall take effect May 1, 1887.
The Looney Bill.
The following section Of the Looney bill
was omitted in our report yesterday:
SEC. 1--No minor under eighteen years of age
and no woman shall be employed in lab0ring in
any manufacturing or mechanical business or eS-
tabshment in this State more than ten hours in
any one day, except when it is necessary to make
repairs to prevent the interruption OF the ordinary
running OF the machinery, or when different ap-
sole purpose of making shorter days work for
one day of the week; and in no case shall the
hours of labor exceed sixty aweek provided that
the foregoing prohibition shall not apply 10 any
manufacturing establishment the materials and
products of which are perishable and immediate
labor thereon to prevent decay or damage there
shall be so employed as above more than ten
hours day unless he voluntarily contracts to do
pensation for his services It shall be la wful,
however, for any female OF the age OF eighteen
years or over TO contract to labor more than sixty
weeks in any one year; provided that additional
compensation be received therefor.
Miscellaneous Matters.
The ten hour bills have been made the
special assignment in the Senate for Thurs
day.
The railroad committee today gave hear
ing to Hon. A. A. Strout and Hon. j. 81.
Drummond of Portland, regarding accom-
modations to be furnished the Grand Trunk
railroad in the new union depot at Portland.
The judiciary committee has decided to re-
port a resolve for the amendment of the
State Constitution so that the term of office
of the State Treasurer may correspond with
the constitutional provision providing for
biennial elections. The resolve will make
the maximum number of years the Treasurer
can hold Office six years instead of five, as is
provided at present.
The insurance committee will report bill
for the incorporation of the Greene and
Leeds Mutual Fire Insurance Company. AL
so bill providing for the appointment of
special insurance brokers.
The finance committee will recommend
that the salary of the Adjutant General be
increased to $1,000 per year, and that $500 be
appropriated for copying the Muster rolls,
the same to be expended under the direction
of the Governor and Council.
The State tax for 1887 and 1888 has been
fixed at three mills, which is a reduction of
three-fourths of three-fourths of mill from
the amount of the last assessment.
The agricultural committee will report ia
yorably on the bill to prevent fraud in the
registration of the pedigree of domestic ami
mails.
The committee on education will report fa-
vorably on the bill providing that towns
shall furnish free text books to students in
the common schools.
The judiciary committee will probably re-
port Oh the bill abolishing the trustee pro-
cess and Imprisonment for debt the latter
part Of the week.
An order was introduced into the House
this morning looking to the extension Of time
for catching smelts with dip nets from April
Goth to April 25th.
John P. Swesey and others from Oxford
county ask that the salary of the clerk of
courts for that county be fixed at sum not
less than $1,000, instead of his being paid by
fees as at present,
Major Dickey presented bill in the House
this morning for the exemption of the plan
tations of New Canada and Eagle Lake in
Aroostook county, from State and county
taxation until 1891, and providing for the as
sessment of road taxes and the making of
roads and bridges to be under the care of the
commissioners of Aroostook county.
VIM. Senter, Ferguson Haines and a num-
ber of others who are interested in the
acclimation of Virginia quail in this State
have presented bill to the Legislature pro-
yiding for the protection of these game birds
between the first day of December and the
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